OCR A-Level Bio

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Decks in this class (47)

PAG 01 microscopy
What is an eyepiece graticule 1,
What is a stage micrometer 2,
How does one calibrate a light mi...
10  cards
2.1 microscopy
Whats the equation for magnificat...,
Define magnification 2,
Define resolution 3
17  cards
2.2 magnification and callibration
Magnification def and formula 1,
Resolution 2,
How can we increase resolution 3
12  cards
2.4 eukaryotic cell structure
Mitochondria structure and functi...,
Vesicles function 1,
Cytoskeloton function and structu...
19  cards
2.5 ultrastructure of plant cells
Chloroplasts def function and str...,
Cell wall 2,
Large and permanent vacuole 3
5  cards
2.6 eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
What are the two similarities of ...,
What are the 4 differences betwee...,
Prokaryotic cell 3
10  cards
3.1 biological elements
Blank 1
1  cards
3.2 water
What are the 6 characteristics of...,
What are the 4 roles that relate ...,
Define a polar molecule 3
12  cards
3.3 carbohydtrates
What are the monomers in volved i...,
What are the two types of glucose...,
Hexose and pentose monosacarides 3
19  cards
ch 3 Biological molecule testing PAG9
What is the two test for sugars a...,
What is the test for proteins and...,
What is the test for starch 3
7  cards
3. lipids
What are triglicerieds made up of 1,
What bonds form between glycerol ...,
Synthesis of the ester bond is kn...
10  cards
3. inorganic ions
Ca2 1,
Na 2,
K 3
10  cards
3. Proteins
Proteins 1,
Structure of an amino acid 2,
Two amino acids makes 3
25  cards
PAG 5
Using a colorimeter 1,
To measure the concentration of a...,
Using a potometer potometers are ...
3  cards
3.8 Nucleic acids
What are the three components of ...,
What 5 elemets make up nucleotides 2,
Nucleotides are the monomer unit ...
20  cards
3.9 DNA replication
Why does dna need to replicate 1,
How does dna replicate 2,
Semi conservative 3
15  cards
3.10 protein synthesis
Proteins differ by two things 1,
Rna 2,
Protein synthesis is split into t...
8  cards
4.1 Enzymes
Enzymes 1,
Cellular level 2,
Whole organism level 3
36  cards
PAG 4
Blank 1
1  cards
5.1 Structure and function of memebranes
Whats the roles of membranes at t...,
Whats the roles of membranes with...,
Cell membranes have a sturucture ...
16  cards
5.2 Factors affecting membrane structure
What to factors affect cell memeb...,
How does temp effect permeability...,
Blank 3
3  cards
PAG 5 investigating membrane permiability
What do we use to record how dark...,
What does a colorimeter record 2,
The higher the permiability of th...
4  cards
5.3 Diffusion
Diffusion def 1,
Diffusion 2,
Facilitated diffusion 3
6  cards
5.4 active transport
Active transport 1,
Active transport across a membrna...,
Bulk transport 3
5  cards
5.5 Osmosis
Osmosis 1,
Pure water has the highest water ...,
Hydrostatic pressure 3
8  cards
PAG investigating water potential
Ho do you calculte teh water pote...
1  cards
6.1 The cell cycle
Processes taking place during 1,
What are the 5 stages of the cell...,
Mitosis 3
17  cards
6.2 Mitosis
What are the four stages of mitos...,
What happens in early prophase 2,
How do chromosomes become visable 3
8  cards
6.3 Meiosis
Blank 1,
Meiosis produces 2,
In sexual reproduction two fuse i...
18  cards
6.4 organisation
Organisation 1,
How are erythrocytes speciaised f...,
How are neutrophils specialised f...
14  cards
6.5 differentiation and stem cells
Adult stem cells in the bone marr...,
Cells in the meristems can differ...,
Stem cell potency 3
15  cards
7.1 Specialised exchange surfaces
Diffusion alone is enough for sin...,
An elephant has a surface area to...,
Single celled organism has a sa t...
3  cards
7.4 fish ventilation
Two types of fish 1,
Ventilation in bony fish 2,
Ventilation mechanism in bony fish 3
11  cards
7.4 ventilation in mammals
Inspiration ventilation mechanism...,
Expiration mechanism in mamamals 2,
Expiration is a process 3
12  cards
7.3 measuring gas exchange
Vital capacity 1,
Tidal volume 2,
Ventilation rate 3
6  cards
7.4 gas exchange in insects
What are the holes along the abdo...,
To avoid water loss spiracles can...,
Spiracles lead into 3
7  cards
9.1 transport in dicotyledonous plants
The need for transport systems in...,
Plants need transport systems due...,
Plants need transport systems due...
56  cards
12.1 animal and plant pathogens
Comunicable disease 1,
Pathogens 2,
Vectors 3
33  cards
12.6 the specific immune response
Three steps of specific immune re...,
B cell main function produce memo...,
T cell main function produce memo...
19  cards
12.4 plant defence against pathogens
Plants physical defences 1,
Plant chemical defences 2
2  cards
12.7 immunity and vaccination
Give examples of both types of ac...,
Active imunity 2,
Passive imunity 3
10  cards
12. antibiotics
Antibiotics 1,
Thestory behind penicillen 2,
Pharmacogenetics 3
17  cards
classification
Define classification 1,
Why do we classify organisms 2,
Why do we classify organisms 3
25  cards
variation
What is variation 1,
What are the two types of variati...,
Variation can be ____ or _____ 3
19  cards
13.2 neurones
What are the three main types 1,
Sensory neurones transmit from to 2,
Motor neurones transmit from to 3
18  cards
Respiration
The need for cellular respiration 1,
Respiration 2,
Anabolism 3
34  cards
3.11 ATP
Cells require energy for three ma...,
Atp 2,
Properties of atp 3
4  cards

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